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murdoch and his son, while rupert murdoch is not a british citizen, will in fact testify before parliament. there she is, rebekah brooks, being supported by rupert murdoch, she has offered her resignation and has left the company. >>> can you guess which newsmaker made this statement about media mogul rupert murdoch and the news of the world's alleged hacking of 9/11 victims here in the united states? quote, he is a very honorable, honest man. this can't be something that he would have had anything to do with. we'll tell you who said it right after this quick break. nine minutes after the hour. [ man ] they said i couldn't win a fight. but i did. they said i couldn't fight above my weight class. but i did. they said i couldn't get elected to congress. but i did. ♪ sometimes when we touch ha ha! millions of hits! [ male announcer ] flick, stack, and move between active apps seamlessly. only on the new hp touchpad with webos. >>> 12 minutes after the hour. before the break, we asked you if you could guess who called rupert murdoch an honorable and honest man. here is former new york mayor
murdoch and his son, while rupert murdoch is not a british citizen, will in fact testify before parliament. there she is, rebekah brooks, being supported by rupert murdoch, she has offered her resignation and has left the company. >>> can you guess which newsmaker made this statement about media mogul rupert murdoch and the news of the world's alleged hacking of 9/11 victims here in the united states? quote, he is a very honorable, honest man. this can't be something that he would have...
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rupert murdoch, both men brilliant. commanders of powerful media empires. from there the comparisons are less kind. murdoch is the last of the media barons a list that extends back in time to include william randolph hearst. he took "citizen kane" very personally. he even made an offer to the studio to destroy all prints of it and burn the negatives. but it backfired. "citizen kane" became a classic. what about murdoch's le cubacy? is he about to have his own rose bud moment? let's talk to jeff jarvis. jeff, thank you so much. is this the beginning of the end for murdoch's newscorp? is this about to be his rose bud moment? >> i think it could be. i think that this becomes a legal story, a moral story that could become a financial story. the fact that in four days last week newscorp lost between 5 and 7 billion dollars of market cap. murdoch won't be in charge of this company very longer and professional management will say newspapers are in many ways now a burden and will try to get rid of these news properties. >> here's my question. is there somebody wait
rupert murdoch, both men brilliant. commanders of powerful media empires. from there the comparisons are less kind. murdoch is the last of the media barons a list that extends back in time to include william randolph hearst. he took "citizen kane" very personally. he even made an offer to the studio to destroy all prints of it and burn the negatives. but it backfired. "citizen kane" became a classic. what about murdoch's le cubacy? is he about to have his own rose bud...
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they posted claims that rupert murdoch had been found dead. it has emerged that officials in the american state department and the libyan government held a meeting in tunisia. americans say they delivered a certain message that colonel gaddafi must step down. more details about the meeting. >> from the american side, the u.s. ambassador to libya until this crisis blew up in february, together with a senior state department official from the region -- they were the representatives of the united states. we do not know who was at the meeting from the libyan side. we do not know who called the meeting. we do have a rundown from state department officials in washington. they say a clear, firm, and unambiguous message was delivered to the libyans from the americans. that message, they say, was that the only way forward in libya, the only way out of the libyan situation, was for colonel gaddafi to step down. that is the message to the americans took. >> that is the washington side of things. do you have any implications of how libya is seeing this? >
they posted claims that rupert murdoch had been found dead. it has emerged that officials in the american state department and the libyan government held a meeting in tunisia. americans say they delivered a certain message that colonel gaddafi must step down. more details about the meeting. >> from the american side, the u.s. ambassador to libya until this crisis blew up in february, together with a senior state department official from the region -- they were the representatives of the...
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i am joined by rupert murdoch plus -- rupert murdoch's biographer. >> who is to blame. how high that goes is still to be seen. the culture comes from need to make stories, the decision to break the rules. the decision to go that extra 200 miles into illegality. they did not know what was going on and that is inconceivable. >> you were rupert murdoch's biographer. you knew him well and his motivations. is it realistic that he did not have a grip at what was going on. he must have an eye on this. was there an inkling that perhaps he would just let things go. he was a control freak, wasn't he? >> he was a control freak. he had a free hand. there is the responsibility for this appalling thing that happened. "the guardian," has done a good job and exposing it. this is appalling. he was not in day-to-day control. >> was rebekah brooks in day-to- day control? >> yes. >> why is she still being backed when it is clear that legal opinion will come to see what kind of responsibility, she was the editor when the phone was being attacked. >> i understand what happened. what month of
i am joined by rupert murdoch plus -- rupert murdoch's biographer. >> who is to blame. how high that goes is still to be seen. the culture comes from need to make stories, the decision to break the rules. the decision to go that extra 200 miles into illegality. they did not know what was going on and that is inconceivable. >> you were rupert murdoch's biographer. you knew him well and his motivations. is it realistic that he did not have a grip at what was going on. he must have an...
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for years, rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself, and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of what they call in britain the gutter press. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> a lot of questions probably centers on who knew what it and when. >>> as we've been telling you the phone hacking scandal has cost london's top two police officials their jobs. let's go back to atika shubert. the two high profile resignations pretty much one after another. the timing also important but quite incredible what's unfolded in the last few days. >> reporter: really is, and it has completely tainted the british police. what lawmakers are looking at now is, one, did police ignore the phone hacking scandal when they should have investigated further and two, did they take police payments. they want to know how far the corruption goes in scotland yard. former senior police officer john yates is the latest head to roll. now under investigation for his failed review of the police phone
for years, rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself, and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of what they call in britain the gutter press. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> a lot of questions probably centers on who knew what it and when. >>> as we've been telling you the phone hacking scandal has cost london's top two police officials their jobs. let's go back to atika shubert....
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the hacking and briarry scandal consuming rupert murdoch's media empire. guys, before we get back to our discussion, i want to play you this sound bite of rupert murdoch today, being pressed on claims that his staffers bribed police. take a listen. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. can you explain why? >> i didn't know of it. i'm sorry. i -- do you want allow me to sa. this is not an excuse, maybe an explanation of my laxity. this is less than 1% of our company. i employ 53,000 people around the world who are proud and great and ethical and distinguished people, professionals in their life, and perhaps -- and i'm spread watching and appointing people in my trust to run the divisions. >> almost painful to watch him struggle there. seems like he is trying to dig himself out of this mess, jeffrey. >> it was fun to watch his wife, because you can tell she was kind of embarrassed by that answer. she's like stop digging yourself a hole there. the idea that rupert murdoch kind know what was going on because he was
the hacking and briarry scandal consuming rupert murdoch's media empire. guys, before we get back to our discussion, i want to play you this sound bite of rupert murdoch today, being pressed on claims that his staffers bribed police. take a listen. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. can you explain why? >> i didn't know of it. i'm sorry. i -- do you want allow me to sa. this is not an excuse, maybe an explanation of my laxity....
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somebody tries to pie rupert murdoch. describe the scene as you recall it and especially i would say a rather feisty defense of mr. murdoch by his wife. >> oh, i mean, well, we're watching from the back. the picture -- all of a sudden, the noise. you see this woman in pink launch herself, going to give somebody a right hook. you then see james murdoch get out the chair like this. now, at first i couldn't tell whether mr. murdoch sr. had been hit. you can then -- in later pictures if you look close, you can see the foam. more than one person suggested that, you know, this could have been a brick, it could have been, you know, nails, it could have been much more serious. you have to bear in mind if it had been anything like that, it wouldn't have got into the room. we don't know how he got in with some shaving foam. he could have said he was just been home doing the weekly shopping. who knows? it was serious, but not because it could have been a much more vicious attack. it was serious because it was a disgrace. because any
somebody tries to pie rupert murdoch. describe the scene as you recall it and especially i would say a rather feisty defense of mr. murdoch by his wife. >> oh, i mean, well, we're watching from the back. the picture -- all of a sudden, the noise. you see this woman in pink launch herself, going to give somebody a right hook. you then see james murdoch get out the chair like this. now, at first i couldn't tell whether mr. murdoch sr. had been hit. you can then -- in later pictures if you...
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its owner, rupert murdoch, realized his entire empire was at risk of being tainted. one can only imagine the conversation he had with his son james, who runs the uk business. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. >> reporter: it was the revelation that a murdered school girl had been targeted by journalists from the paper who eavesdropped on her cell phone messages that was the beginning of the end for the paper. hacking into cell phone messages is illegal in the uk. the scandal that the "news of the world" had been systematical systematically eavesdropping on people for years had been swirling around westminster, with some telling politicians that it was the work of a rogue reporter. >> i believe he was the only person. >> reporter: but there was a lingering suspicion that former editors like rebecca brooks work remains chief executive of the parent company, must have sanctioned the hacking. something she always denied. she's a close friend w
its owner, rupert murdoch, realized his entire empire was at risk of being tainted. one can only imagine the conversation he had with his son james, who runs the uk business. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. >> reporter: it was the revelation that a murdered school girl had been targeted by journalists from the paper who eavesdropped on her cell phone...
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rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. and american politics. counselor, he knows there's criminal investigations on both sides of the atlantic. rupert murdoch and his deputies need to be careful, don't they? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely obvious is that this was not some aberration. this was not one person or ten people. it was apparently thousands of people who were hacked and the idea that they didn't know is preposterous. but they can't confess to crimes. practically everyone around them has been arrested already. rebekah brooks, rupert murdoch's protÉge in great britain, arrested yesterday. they have to acknowledge but not admit. frankly, i don't know if it's possible. >> matthew, a bizarre twist. the whistleblower, shaun hoare found dead. what do we know about
rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. and american politics. counselor, he knows there's criminal investigations on both sides of the atlantic. rupert murdoch and his deputies need to be careful, don't they? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely...
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but we know that rupert murdoch just hates this kind of situation. and he may, just may say things that he will regret later. and the whole empire seems to be teetering on the edge right now. we even have reports yesterday that some members of the board of news corp. are looking at replacing him. i'm not sure how they can do that. but the very fact that that's come up is absolutely an astounding reversal for a man who was receiptly citizen cane. >> news reports, coo, to succeed rupert murdoch. are we hearing anything from news corp. about chase carey? >> we're hearing from the, independent board members, independent directors they're called of news corp., making a statement today, very brief statement saying that they fully back rupert murdoch. so backing off from those reports. but you know, peter, so many, especially the biographers of rupert murdoch, those who know him well, are saying the name, the family, the brand, is just too tainted now. it's irreparable. >> one final thought, "the guardian" newspaper where you are is also reporting as we've
but we know that rupert murdoch just hates this kind of situation. and he may, just may say things that he will regret later. and the whole empire seems to be teetering on the edge right now. we even have reports yesterday that some members of the board of news corp. are looking at replacing him. i'm not sure how they can do that. but the very fact that that's come up is absolutely an astounding reversal for a man who was receiptly citizen cane. >> news reports, coo, to succeed rupert...
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because this is bigger than rupert murdoch, this has spilled over to the police. as well as questions about british politicians, too. there are going to be top officials, too formerly that resigned recently from scotland yard that are going to be grilled about the phone hacking crisis. >> zain, for our u.s. audience, explain to us, are they compelled to testify over the charge to tell the truth or can they lie to parliament. >> if they feel what they say will be incriminating they don't have to reply. yes, in the u.s. sense, it's like taking the fifth. but the thing is, when they appear before this committee they are not under oath. they are doing it on their honor. if they do lie, it's not clear whether there would be a punishment. they would be held in serious contempt of parliament. >> zain, thank you. we'll start with all of the coverage this morning on cnn about the testimony. >>> hitting the box. that's kind of 2010. college kids can now rent digital textbooks thanks to their kindle. students will pay based on how long they need the books. amazon is touting
because this is bigger than rupert murdoch, this has spilled over to the police. as well as questions about british politicians, too. there are going to be top officials, too formerly that resigned recently from scotland yard that are going to be grilled about the phone hacking crisis. >> zain, for our u.s. audience, explain to us, are they compelled to testify over the charge to tell the truth or can they lie to parliament. >> if they feel what they say will be incriminating they...
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rupert murdoch's performance was really quite extraordinary. he seemed to be trying to convince the world that he was a doddering old chap that had no idea what was going on. a lot of the time i felt convinced of that. one of the most striking things about the parents was this is probably the end of the rupert murdoch era. this will convince most shareholders that he is not the person to be running this company. >> what about james murdoch? do you think that he knew? >> he did a very controlled and technocratic performance using words extremely carefully. he was terribly well coached. he said nothing that you could point to and say that he really knows what is going on. he is in a lot of difficulty particularly around the signing of the check for a million pounds. he maintains that he had no idea that part of the evidence in this case was that there were more journalists involved in the hacking. at the moment, it is his word against those of the other people involved. >> this is really a day of parliamentary peter. did you find out anything tha
rupert murdoch's performance was really quite extraordinary. he seemed to be trying to convince the world that he was a doddering old chap that had no idea what was going on. a lot of the time i felt convinced of that. one of the most striking things about the parents was this is probably the end of the rupert murdoch era. this will convince most shareholders that he is not the person to be running this company. >> what about james murdoch? do you think that he knew? >> he did a...
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the first question is, what will happen to rupert murdoch's companies in the u.s.? is anyone else in jeopardy right now, including his son? >> reporter: there are real question marks about where the buck stops. many people thought rebekah brooks, a close confidente of rupert murdoch, would be safe but she's the latest member of his empire to fall on her sword. real questions about u.s. titles and whether they'll be tainted as well. those titles include the fox cable network, "the wall street journal," which has a strong editorial representation, and of course dow jones news who i worked for at one stage in my career. a lot of questions about those titles and what kind of governance news corp. will look like going forward. lots of question marks about the independence of the news corp. board and whether we'll see moves on that front as rupert murdoch is forced to relinquish some power. >> the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in athens, greece, voicing strong support for that country, including their debt crisis. there is a meeting in brussels this thursday whe
the first question is, what will happen to rupert murdoch's companies in the u.s.? is anyone else in jeopardy right now, including his son? >> reporter: there are real question marks about where the buck stops. many people thought rebekah brooks, a close confidente of rupert murdoch, would be safe but she's the latest member of his empire to fall on her sword. real questions about u.s. titles and whether they'll be tainted as well. those titles include the fox cable network, "the...
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>> a guy tries to give rupert murdoch with a pie in the face. jeanne moos has her take on this close shave. >>> check this out. kiran showed this to us earlier. it's bigger, it's brighter. cnn.com/video. we will be right back. [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where dr. ling needs it. now she can spend more time with patients and less time on paperwork. ♪ dell. the power to do more. [ engine idling ] [ male announcer ] talking a big game about your engine is one thing. having the proven history that can back it up is a whole nother story. unsurpassed torque... best in class towing... legendary cummins engines. which engine do you want powering your truck? guts. glory. ram. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta
>> a guy tries to give rupert murdoch with a pie in the face. jeanne moos has her take on this close shave. >>> check this out. kiran showed this to us earlier. it's bigger, it's brighter. cnn.com/video. we will be right back. [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where...
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rupert murdoch apologized to the family of milly dowler, murdered girl whose hacked phone started the controversy. >> she is the most high-profile casualty so far in the scandal that has spread to both sides of the atlantic. for the past 10 days, rebekah brooks has been a part of the storm that has swept rupert murdoch's empire and remained by his side. today, she decided to step away. she said that recent times have been tough and i need to concentrate on correcting the distortions and rebuffing the allegations about my record as a journalist, in the church, and executive. -- editor, and executive. she said she felt a deep responsibility for those hurt. >> i am pleased she has accepted responsibility for what happened on her watch as editor of "news of the world." as i said when i called for her resignation 10 days ago, this is not just about one individual. it is about the culture of an organization. >> the man to replace her is already at his desk. he has been brought in from italy. james murdoch thanked ms. brooks for her service. he said we support her as we takes the step to cle
rupert murdoch apologized to the family of milly dowler, murdered girl whose hacked phone started the controversy. >> she is the most high-profile casualty so far in the scandal that has spread to both sides of the atlantic. for the past 10 days, rebekah brooks has been a part of the storm that has swept rupert murdoch's empire and remained by his side. today, she decided to step away. she said that recent times have been tough and i need to concentrate on correcting the distortions and...
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rupert murdoch and his son and a former editor, rebekah brooks, will be appearing before parliament and will be answering questions and why they have not acted on it. ed miliband, the leader of the labor party -- labour party, they will be arguing for his power to be curbs. there is a big discussion. in the u.s., and they are investigating. tomorrow and the next days and weeks are going to be fascinating in that respect. >> as always, we thank you very much. on to libya now, where rebels have claimed victory in the battle for a strategic town. there are conflicting reports about whether or not they have complete control of the town which has been held since gaddafi -- by gaddafi since march. most of the gaddafi forces are said to be retreating west. rebels say 12 fighters were killed and hundreds wounded. the capture would mark a major rebel breakthrough in their bid to push westward. the foreign ministers of europe have been meeting in brussels to discuss the situation in syria. they are considering a series of measures to resolve the standoff between the president and his opponent. in
rupert murdoch and his son and a former editor, rebekah brooks, will be appearing before parliament and will be answering questions and why they have not acted on it. ed miliband, the leader of the labor party -- labour party, they will be arguing for his power to be curbs. there is a big discussion. in the u.s., and they are investigating. tomorrow and the next days and weeks are going to be fascinating in that respect. >> as always, we thank you very much. on to libya now, where rebels...
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could rupert murdoch be next? >>> and making headlines for more than just their new movie, find out if justin timberlake and mila kunis will attend a marine ball. and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one.
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rupert murdoch's future as ceo, head of the company? >> there are reports tonight suggesting that maybe he could think about stepping down, et cetera. look, i think that's going to be a business decision. >> who would do it? >> i think he would -- i think he felt -- >> who would take his place? >> i think some of the people currently in the leadership would take over. >> chase carrie? >> i don't know. purely my guessing, based on what i'm reading would be chase carey. we should be careful. i think they are considering that, but i wouldn't be surprised if they are also suggesting that to tell the world, we're taking this really seriously. i promise you, we are not taking this lightly. so whether he actually steps down or not, i don't know. but i think if in the end it came down to saving his company or not, giving up the title at his age, would that be something he would consider? i think so. >> good to see up. >> don, as always. >> and as always, great analysis. dan abrams, we appreciate it. >>> senate leaders say they'll stay in sessio
rupert murdoch's future as ceo, head of the company? >> there are reports tonight suggesting that maybe he could think about stepping down, et cetera. look, i think that's going to be a business decision. >> who would do it? >> i think he would -- i think he felt -- >> who would take his place? >> i think some of the people currently in the leadership would take over. >> chase carrie? >> i don't know. purely my guessing, based on what i'm reading would...
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the fact is rupert murdoch is on the run now. and the great german word that explains what's been going on is that the british public really likes seeing somebody like rupert get his comeuppance. >> i was hoping that schadenfreud would come up tonight. thank you for joining us tonight. >>> up next, in this world-shaking murdoch scandal, what if in the end all the major players walk away essentially untouched. if you think it can't happen, think again. we'll be right back. to make science as exciting as a video game. i need to reach peter, who's falling behind. and push janet who's 6 chapters ahead. ♪ [ male announcer ] with interactive learning solutions from dell, mrs. davis can make education a little more personal. so every student feels like her only student. dell. the power to do more. i find investments with e-trade's top 5 lists and use pre-defined screeners to work smarter. not harder. i depend on myself to take charge of my financial future. [ bell dinging ] took some crazy risks as a kid. but i was still over the edge
the fact is rupert murdoch is on the run now. and the great german word that explains what's been going on is that the british public really likes seeing somebody like rupert get his comeuppance. >> i was hoping that schadenfreud would come up tonight. thank you for joining us tonight. >>> up next, in this world-shaking murdoch scandal, what if in the end all the major players walk away essentially untouched. if you think it can't happen, think again. we'll be right back. to make...
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rupert murdoch. old is the world. here is the guy who successive prime ministers have been paying court to, have been going to his parties, inviting him to their parties, listening to everything he says. it was said to me, the way we would tailor advice to ministers would be to factor in what rupert murdoch and what news international newspapers would be saying. that was advice to ministers. this was the sun king they all worshipped at. today, the pauses that he had before he answered questions, rupert murdoch, would have made harold pinter proud, had pinter been alive to see it. they were extraordinary. this was the emperor who no longer had his clothes. >> okay. now, before we come back to you, stay with me, michael. stay with me, michael. i want to show, proving there's nothing like seeing it again and preferably when you can see it even slower, let's have a look at the slow motion replay of the incident that took place, and you can make your own movement. there you are. there we are. so you see j
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which is rupert murdoch. not to cover this would be journalistic malfeasance. >> you have the democratic senatorial campaign putting out a statement. you wouldn't see that liberals who don't like rupert murdoch are just milking this for all it's worth? >> if this had no connection whatsoever to the nature of the operations, especially through fox news, you might say they're reaching. since the basic accusation that michael wolf was saying, that murdoch is using his media power for political ends is similar in the u.s. and the u.s. it's natural the democrats would say this. >> on your media blog at "the washington post" you took on a story about the difference between british and american journalism. you say basically we should come out and say british journalism standards are sleazy and destructive. you think we're dancing around this? >> in this particular iteration, i couldn't keep quiet. i don't take relish in outing my own employer. i thought in this particular instance he said, none of this is to say ame
which is rupert murdoch. not to cover this would be journalistic malfeasance. >> you have the democratic senatorial campaign putting out a statement. you wouldn't see that liberals who don't like rupert murdoch are just milking this for all it's worth? >> if this had no connection whatsoever to the nature of the operations, especially through fox news, you might say they're reaching. since the basic accusation that michael wolf was saying, that murdoch is using his media power for...
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rupert murdoch and his company simply had too much power. that's why we're seeing high ranking people, even prime ministers, even the head of scotland yard, tied up with this. they had so much power, they had to be kowtowed too. >> lisa bloom, we appreciate that. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> this scandal is reaching deep now into rupert murdoch's inner circle, and you can be sure that the man at the top is feeling the pressure. murdoch has ads running in seven british papers through monday saying, quote, we are sorry for the phone hacking scandal at the "news of the world." the popular tabloid he just shut down. and here's what he said in his own words. the scandal is widening to another murdoch paper, "the sunday times," and now even the fbi is opening an investigation. the allegations, hacking the personal phones of public figures, and the not so public, from murder victims to dead war heroes. >> and there is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police, and indeed political systems' ability
rupert murdoch and his company simply had too much power. that's why we're seeing high ranking people, even prime ministers, even the head of scotland yard, tied up with this. they had so much power, they had to be kowtowed too. >> lisa bloom, we appreciate that. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> this scandal is reaching deep now into rupert murdoch's inner circle, and you can be sure that the man at the top is feeling the pressure. murdoch has ads running in seven...
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will this inquiry look into their contacts with rupert murdoch and his organizations? >> i think it's ingenious after 136 questions to come up with something entirely new and so i pay tribute to my honorable friend. i'm sure a judge will be able to look at all vested interests and the power that they wield in our country. >> i thank the prime minister and all members -- i was advised it was 138, but we'll settle for 136 members who have had the opportunity -- [laughter] >> to question the prime minister and i thank everyone for participating. we do want to move on -- order. we do want to move on to the debate. i think pretty speedily but i shall tend to ports of order. >> during his statement the prime minister said that alistar campbell had falsified government documents. i'm sure there's many people who would like to see the evidence for that. will the prime minister ask the mr. speaker that to be placed in the library of the house of commons library. >> the point the honorable gentleman raised that's important to him and possibly to others represents a continuation
will this inquiry look into their contacts with rupert murdoch and his organizations? >> i think it's ingenious after 136 questions to come up with something entirely new and so i pay tribute to my honorable friend. i'm sure a judge will be able to look at all vested interests and the power that they wield in our country. >> i thank the prime minister and all members -- i was advised it was 138, but we'll settle for 136 members who have had the opportunity -- [laughter] >> to...
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>>> rupert murdoch says the phone hacking scandal is not ultimately his fault. this hour, the rivetting testimony about the broken trust, the shattered ethics and those who should pay for alleged crimes. stand by. hackers say they turned the tables on murdoch's company, tap into internal e-mail and other corporate secrets. they're threatening to go public with what they found. and president obama embraces a bipartisan compromise that could potentially, at least, be a way out of looming debt crisis. he's urging house republicans not to waste their time on a symbolic vote due to happen very soon. i'm woft blitzer here in "the situation room." >> rupert murdoch says this is the most humble day of his life. a titan of news business, he was called on the carpet before the british parliament today over the phone hacking scandal that shocked and afalled the world. along with a son and former chief executive, murdoch was hammered with questions about alleged crimes that brought down his popular tabloid, "the news of the world." >> we felt ashamed of what had happened an
>>> rupert murdoch says the phone hacking scandal is not ultimately his fault. this hour, the rivetting testimony about the broken trust, the shattered ethics and those who should pay for alleged crimes. stand by. hackers say they turned the tables on murdoch's company, tap into internal e-mail and other corporate secrets. they're threatening to go public with what they found. and president obama embraces a bipartisan compromise that could potentially, at least, be a way out of looming...
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of course, james murdoch and rupert murdoch will also be there and they may be constrained by what they can say because of the ongoing investigation. >> and it seems like this would present other problems because scotland yard questioning her, arresting rebekah brooks and yet scotland yards is being investigated because of their inappropriate relations with this media empire. >> well, that's just it. a lot of people are asking just how close were reporters at "news of the world" with police because of new revelations that a former "news of the world" deputy editor was a communication consultant for the police at the same time that he seemed to be reporting back to news international. so there is a lot -- it's a big tangled web here of police contacts, reporters at "news of the world," not to mention high-level politics. remember rebekah brooks was the same person that wine and dined political figures for the murdoch family. that's what makes this arrest so fascinating. she's the highest profile arrest so far. every arrest it seems to have gotten closer and closer to the murdoch family.
of course, james murdoch and rupert murdoch will also be there and they may be constrained by what they can say because of the ongoing investigation. >> and it seems like this would present other problems because scotland yard questioning her, arresting rebekah brooks and yet scotland yards is being investigated because of their inappropriate relations with this media empire. >> well, that's just it. a lot of people are asking just how close were reporters at "news of the...
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rupert murdoch. the woman in the gray i'm not sure who she is. she was sitting to the left op of wendy dang. michelle is with us now. is this ovenly some type of protesters coming in to disrupt this and create a true embarrassment to rupert murdoch by delivering a pie in the face? >> we guess. we're basically looking at the exact same pictures that you are. and we're seeing a feed from all over sources here in the uk. it's the same picture so far. it does look like he had smm something in a tin in his hand and then it's all over himself. you assume he was trying to throw a pie possibly in rupert murdoch's face. you never know was there something else dangerous involved surrounding that. there was tight, tight secure of course going in there. how he got that much in there. maybe it was shaving cream in a tin, who knows. we're watching this unfold right now. pretty shocking after so many hours of testimony that's really been gripping not only the uk but obviously the u.s. and elsewhere as well. for thi
rupert murdoch. the woman in the gray i'm not sure who she is. she was sitting to the left op of wendy dang. michelle is with us now. is this ovenly some type of protesters coming in to disrupt this and create a true embarrassment to rupert murdoch by delivering a pie in the face? >> we guess. we're basically looking at the exact same pictures that you are. and we're seeing a feed from all over sources here in the uk. it's the same picture so far. it does look like he had smm something in...
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we're going to take you inside the mind of rupert murdoch. a cnn insider tells us more about the man behind this massive media empire. plus his wife jumped to his defense today when that attacker sort of rushes the room. during that hearing you're going to hear her story, next. e-line . so, you've been double crossed by other travel sites and now you want to try the real deal. yes, is it true that name your own price... ...got even easier? affirmative. we'll show you other people's winning hotel bids. so i'll know how much to bid... ...and save up to 60% i'm in i know the lady in leather travels on three wheels. wait, is that code? that's my secret weapon... ...naomi pryce see winning hotel bids now at priceline. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] half a day's worth of fiber. fiber one. oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ di
we're going to take you inside the mind of rupert murdoch. a cnn insider tells us more about the man behind this massive media empire. plus his wife jumped to his defense today when that attacker sort of rushes the room. during that hearing you're going to hear her story, next. e-line . so, you've been double crossed by other travel sites and now you want to try the real deal. yes, is it true that name your own price... ...got even easier? affirmative. we'll show you other people's winning...
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that has infected rupert murdoch's media empire. heads are rolling at his company news corp and murdoch is doing something he is not used to doing, apologize. he took out gigantic ads in seven british newspapers saying that we are sorry for the phone hacking scandal at "news of the world" the popular tabloid he just shut down and in his own words -- >> well, the scandal is widening to another murdoch paper "the sunday times" and even the fbi is opening up an investigation in the united states. the allegations of hacking the personal phones of public figures in the not so public from murder victims to dead war heroes. >> and there is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police, and indeed, our political system's ability to respond. >> murdoch's news corp, the parent company of the fox news channel also owns 20th century fox movie studios, the fx network, the "new york post," "the wall street journal," harpercollins publishing and probably your local fox affiliate among many others. the charges
that has infected rupert murdoch's media empire. heads are rolling at his company news corp and murdoch is doing something he is not used to doing, apologize. he took out gigantic ads in seven british newspapers saying that we are sorry for the phone hacking scandal at "news of the world" the popular tabloid he just shut down and in his own words -- >> well, the scandal is widening to another murdoch paper "the sunday times" and even the fbi is opening up an...
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a man lunges at rupert murdoch with a pie full of shaving cream. the pie eater maybe a little shi b -- sympathy. >> rupert murdoch has got this whole phone hacking scandal and his whole em peifer is in trouble. today while testifying in parliament, murdoch was attacked by a man who threw a pie and yelled insulting names. threw a pie. yeah, murdoch immediately gave the man his own show on fox news. i would watch that show. wouldn't you? >> so that pie in the face moment has put the spotlight on murdoch's much younger wife wendi who pounced to defend her man when he came under attack. jeanne moos reports on her volleyball spike. >> wendi murdoch was easy to pick out in pink. when you're 38 years younger than your husband, it's nice to rub his back and pour him water before he testifies. she even restrained him when he pounded the table too much. but she didn't restrain herself when this happened. >> oh. >> reporter: an activist pulled a foam-filled plastic pie plate out of a plastic bag, some of that foam landed on m n producer jonathan wald as the a
a man lunges at rupert murdoch with a pie full of shaving cream. the pie eater maybe a little shi b -- sympathy. >> rupert murdoch has got this whole phone hacking scandal and his whole em peifer is in trouble. today while testifying in parliament, murdoch was attacked by a man who threw a pie and yelled insulting names. threw a pie. yeah, murdoch immediately gave the man his own show on fox news. i would watch that show. wouldn't you? >> so that pie in the face moment has put the...
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rupert murdoch tells parliament he's not responsible for the phone hacking debacle that tarnished his media umpire. some of his staff staffers are punching back. >>> an angry president obama said the debt talks collapsed on friday right after "the new york times" said the two sides were close to a deal. is the president being spun in this budget brinksmanship which continues today. an online report about michele bachmann suffering from frequent migraines become as headache for her campaign. would that story be written about a man? >> yank uighar quits because he says the network told him to tone it down. he'll be here and he won't be toning it down. this is "reliable sources." >>> he looked well, 80 years old as he sat in the witness chair and hall tingly answered the questions. rupert murdoch says he runs a big company and couldn't be expected to know the details of illegal conduct at one london tabloid or precisely how it was covered up. the chief executive of news corp. went out of his way to down play his influence. >> sometimes i would say to keep in touch. i edit "the sunday tim
rupert murdoch tells parliament he's not responsible for the phone hacking debacle that tarnished his media umpire. some of his staff staffers are punching back. >>> an angry president obama said the debt talks collapsed on friday right after "the new york times" said the two sides were close to a deal. is the president being spun in this budget brinksmanship which continues today. an online report about michele bachmann suffering from frequent migraines become as headache...
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rupert murdoch's wife. we know she went after her husband's attacker today. >>> it is the moment of the day everyone is talking about. have you seen it yet? after being grilled by british lawmakers for more than two and a half hours rupert murdoch was attacked quite literally at today's phone hacking hearing. it all started when a man at the hearing lunged at murdoch with a shaving cream pie. we're told he said, you're a greedy billionaire as he went after the head of news corp. now can you see the woman there in the pink? she doesn't waste any time or effort going after that attacker. so who is that woman running to rupert murdoch's rescue? that is his wife, wendy. and it got us wondering who is this woman who jumped to protect her man? here is what we know. she got married june 25th, 1999. the couple has two young children together. she's murdoch's third wife and just a few years older than his son, james, who is 38, and was sitting beside his father at today's hearing. "the wall street journal" part of m
rupert murdoch's wife. we know she went after her husband's attacker today. >>> it is the moment of the day everyone is talking about. have you seen it yet? after being grilled by british lawmakers for more than two and a half hours rupert murdoch was attacked quite literally at today's phone hacking hearing. it all started when a man at the hearing lunged at murdoch with a shaving cream pie. we're told he said, you're a greedy billionaire as he went after the head of news corp. now...
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and now she will questioned after rupert and james murdoch. it will be the first time we hear rupert marurdoch questione about the affair. there will be no hiding tomorrow. the spotlight will be firmly on him. >> what can we expect, do we think, the murdochs to say tomorrow? do you expect any big surprises? >> reporter: well, the whole party line, if you like, has been we didn't know what was going on, and we had no idea about the extent of illegal activities. i think they will be requesting closely about come on, guys, there was money being written out to the detectives doing some of the illegal work, and you were signing the checks, didn't you have any idea this was going on? that will be difficult for them. if they say they didn't know, that is incompetent, and then if they did, then that is something else, and i think they will have a tough time. >> dan rivers in london for us. thank you. robert and james murdoch and rebekah brooks are scheduled to be questioned by parliament tomorrow. >>> and then we will bring you an announcement as soon
and now she will questioned after rupert and james murdoch. it will be the first time we hear rupert marurdoch questione about the affair. there will be no hiding tomorrow. the spotlight will be firmly on him. >> what can we expect, do we think, the murdochs to say tomorrow? do you expect any big surprises? >> reporter: well, the whole party line, if you like, has been we didn't know what was going on, and we had no idea about the extent of illegal activities. i think they will be...
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breck of works -- rebekah brooks and james murdoch and rupert murdoch to answer the call from the select committee on culture media and sports to give evidence to this house next tuesday? >> my friend is completely right about this. these are people who are key figures in the newspaper industry and the media industry in britain and they should not be above the select committee. it is absolutely right that they come before the select committee. >> was he saying these things to rupert murdoch when he was eating his canapes three weeks ago? >> let me say to the hon. gentleman, this is opportunity for this house of commons to speak with one voice on these issues and that is what we should do today. i was going to say that the issues here go to the integrity of people working at news international. the chair of this house posies select committees said he was misled. the head of the press complaints commission said she was like to buy news international. james murdoch has admitted serious wrongdoing in the company, and there are allegations that news international new debt phone hacking was wi
breck of works -- rebekah brooks and james murdoch and rupert murdoch to answer the call from the select committee on culture media and sports to give evidence to this house next tuesday? >> my friend is completely right about this. these are people who are key figures in the newspaper industry and the media industry in britain and they should not be above the select committee. it is absolutely right that they come before the select committee. >> was he saying these things to rupert...
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these hearings will only last an hour for rupert and his 38-year-old son, james murdoch. and another hour following that for rebekah brooks, who was as we know now, the chief executive of murdoch's british newspapers before she suddenly resigned last week. members of parliament in terms of what we're going to hear today, they'll try to get the murdochs and brooks to commit themselves on the record. saying things that they might be able to use against them later. especially if what they say turns out to be misleading. they're not going to be on oath, but they are going to be on what they call here, on honor and that's just as significant. the murdochs, and brooks on the other hand, will try to be as they have for a week now, very contri contrite. it's all about apologize, apologize that seems to be the new strategy. we'll also hear questions specifically to james murdoch, who has already admitted giving phone hacking victims back in 2008, huge payouts, some over $1 million, to effectively buy their silence. and of course, there's pressure mounting on david cameron, he's he
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>> a man armed with a shaving cream pie attempted to sop rupert murdoch with it, and james murdoch seemed stunned but rupert's wife wendi murdoch went angry after the protester, and the meeting was a halt, and then resumed with murdoch taking off the soiled jacket. when rupert murdoch and his son james were done, rebekah brooks who you were just watching, rebekah brooks was on the hot seat, and joining me live from london is michelle ckosinski, ad this day started off with rupert murdoch mobbed by photographers as he prepared to testify, and before we talk about rebeckah brooks and what she had to say, there was a lot of buzz on rupert murdoch being humbled by this, but not taking responsibility for what was happening with the company he owned. >> yeah, that was interesting. i mean, he said, yes, i'm in charge of this company, but this is an enormous company, and the "news of the world" is less than 1% of it all and i don't have that much involvement in the day-to-day workings of it and neither does my son here james. and they said basically they didn't know anything about this, and when
>> a man armed with a shaving cream pie attempted to sop rupert murdoch with it, and james murdoch seemed stunned but rupert's wife wendi murdoch went angry after the protester, and the meeting was a halt, and then resumed with murdoch taking off the soiled jacket. when rupert murdoch and his son james were done, rebekah brooks who you were just watching, rebekah brooks was on the hot seat, and joining me live from london is michelle ckosinski, ad this day started off with rupert murdoch...
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. >> and still scheduled to answer questions before parliament would be rupert murdoch and his son, james murdoch, as well, right? >> that's right. they're supposed to be alongside her. there's really only so much all three of them can say as this police investigation is going on. rebekah brooks, if she's released and allowed to attend she probably can say even less because she can't prejudice the investigation. and also she could be in danger of incriminating herself. >> atika shubert, thanks so much from london. keep us posted on that. >>> meantime, in germany, it's an incredibly exciting final match at the women's world cup soccer tournament. and it's not over yet. apparently it's in overtime with team usa scoring two goals and japan with one. any predictions of a blowout by either the hot favorite of usa or the sentimental favorite of japan, all wrong so far. cnn's zain verjee is at the game in frankfurt, germany. wow, with the cheers right now, what's happening? >> if you can hear me, japan just missed a goal very closely. the u.s. is breathing a huge sigh of relief. u.s. is 2-1 up,
. >> and still scheduled to answer questions before parliament would be rupert murdoch and his son, james murdoch, as well, right? >> that's right. they're supposed to be alongside her. there's really only so much all three of them can say as this police investigation is going on. rebekah brooks, if she's released and allowed to attend she probably can say even less because she can't prejudice the investigation. and also she could be in danger of incriminating herself. >>...
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were people as high possibly as rupert murdoch complicit in any of this? would rupert murdoch know about these sorts of practices, people under him know about these sorts of practices? >> yeah, well people under him certainly should have known. when rebekah brooks, his right-hand woman in britain, who gave me my job, she was feature editor and i was looking at the same books we both had. we were spending $4,000 pounds a week on you know, private investigators. doing these kind of practices. it's just extraordinary if she was the department boss who then moved up to to be editor. how could you not notice an expense of over 100,000 a year on this kind of thing and not even ask what it's for. her position is ludicrous. even worse than that, for her to turn round and initially andy could youson turn around and say we didn't know about it, it was a rogue reporter acting on his own and now five reporters have been arrested, i've been invited into scotland yard to be arrested three times and they were still saying, we didn't know. it was just the reporters acting
were people as high possibly as rupert murdoch complicit in any of this? would rupert murdoch know about these sorts of practices, people under him know about these sorts of practices? >> yeah, well people under him certainly should have known. when rebekah brooks, his right-hand woman in britain, who gave me my job, she was feature editor and i was looking at the same books we both had. we were spending $4,000 pounds a week on you know, private investigators. doing these kind of...
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desi further agree that if the house of commons speaks with one voice today, rupert murdoch should drop his bid to be -- should recognize the world has changed and should listen to this house of commons. >> i agree with what the gentleman said. i think it is good that the house of commons is going to speak with one voice. the government does have a job to do to act at all times within the law. yes, as the honorable member at said, we should look at amending the laws. we should make sure that this is right. we should make sure the competition and enterprise act are right. i think it is perfectly acceptable to obey the law as a government and to send a message from this house of commons that this business has got to stop the business of mergers and get on with the business of cleaning its stables. >> i look for work to debating this issue with the leader of the house. >> mr. speaker, i know he is making a statement about the inquiry. can he confirm something that we agreed last night? we need to make sure that we get to the bottom, not just of what happens, but also about the relationship
desi further agree that if the house of commons speaks with one voice today, rupert murdoch should drop his bid to be -- should recognize the world has changed and should listen to this house of commons. >> i agree with what the gentleman said. i think it is good that the house of commons is going to speak with one voice. the government does have a job to do to act at all times within the law. yes, as the honorable member at said, we should look at amending the laws. we should make sure...
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none of this is helping the rupert murdoch brand. but to the american who doesn't pay a lot of attention, probably not a lot of impact, unless congressional hearings or an investigation turns up anything here in the united states. at the moment, there's no evidence of that. >> now that we know what was going on over there with the phone hacking, does it -- does it bring the headlines that his paper has generated clearer to you as to where this information was coming from? >> i don't think that there's any question. in fact, we kind of knew this is the way the murdoch tabloids operated. look at last year, since closed by murdoch in the hacking scandal, had one reporter get hidden camera video of sarah ferguson. there's a market in the uk and perhaps america, too, for the kind of journalism that these tabloids practice, but there's also a line that you can't cross, a line of illegalality when you have phone hacking, but when you turn it to ordinary people, the reaction is different. and the wall street journal has an editorial saying b
none of this is helping the rupert murdoch brand. but to the american who doesn't pay a lot of attention, probably not a lot of impact, unless congressional hearings or an investigation turns up anything here in the united states. at the moment, there's no evidence of that. >> now that we know what was going on over there with the phone hacking, does it -- does it bring the headlines that his paper has generated clearer to you as to where this information was coming from? >> i don't...
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rupert's humble pie. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> media mogul rupert murdoch and his son james answered questions this week before members of the british parliament. the murdochs were grilled about accusations of cell phone hacking and bribery. members wanted to know what the murdochs knew and when they knew it. murdoch was asked by members how and why these events occurred. >> i feel that people i trusted, i'm not saying who i don't know at what level, let me down, and i think they behaved disgracefully and betrayed the company and me, and it's the debt to pay. >> the case that most angered the public was that of milly dowler, the murdered 13-year- old school girl in 2002 whose phone had been hacked. murdoch himself introduced the milly dowler case. >> absolutely shocked, appalled, and ashamed when i heard about the milly dowler case. only two weeks ago, eight days. >> question is the scandal now contained or is it spreading? mort. >> it's certainly to some extent continuing, let me put in the way, because it's gone beyond the specifics of this hacking case. there is
rupert's humble pie. >> this is the most humble day of my life. >> media mogul rupert murdoch and his son james answered questions this week before members of the british parliament. the murdochs were grilled about accusations of cell phone hacking and bribery. members wanted to know what the murdochs knew and when they knew it. murdoch was asked by members how and why these events occurred. >> i feel that people i trusted, i'm not saying who i don't know at what level, let me...
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rupert murdoch and his son james will face tough questioning in parliament tomorrow. rebekah brooks is expected to schedule as well but her spokesperson says her arrest may change that. >>> to washington where the showdown over raising the nation's debt ceiling is fast approaching the august 2nd deadline with no resolution in sight. plenty of plans but no consensus. while some of those proposals are headed for a vote, the white house suggests the bear minimum is all that's possible. brian mooar joins us with more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. the white house says it is confident congress will meet that august 2nd deadline but right now it's not clear how that will happen. today on capitol hill senator tom coburn unveils the biggest plan yet to break the stalemate. >> i wouldn't expect it to pass but i would expect people to look at it. >> reporter: he's taking aim on $9 trillion in government cuts. >> pick half of them. half of them. >> reporter: it's one of several competing republican efforts to beat the august 2nd deadline to raise
rupert murdoch and his son james will face tough questioning in parliament tomorrow. rebekah brooks is expected to schedule as well but her spokesperson says her arrest may change that. >>> to washington where the showdown over raising the nation's debt ceiling is fast approaching the august 2nd deadline with no resolution in sight. plenty of plans but no consensus. while some of those proposals are headed for a vote, the white house suggests the bear minimum is all that's possible....